The Beauty of Boundaries Day 14 - Sunday Selah “The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be…
Living Effectively for Christ Day 12 - Practice What You Preach “But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.” (James 1:25, ESV) “Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how…
Living Effectively for Christ Day 9 - Being a Help “For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.” (Hebrews 6:10, ESV) “For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.” (Galatians 5:13, ESV) “Bear one…
Responsibilities of the Church Day 18 - Outreach Work in the Community “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.” (Luke 24:46-47, ESV) “And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations,…
Responsibilities of the Church Day 16 - Be a Light in the Community “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.” (Romans 1:16, ESV) “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him…
Resurrection and New Life Day 19 - Resurrection in My Life: A Testimonial “When I thought, ‘My foot slips,’ your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.” (Psalm 94:18-19) I accepted the Lord as my personal Savior when I was nine. I finally understood that Christ’s payment for sins was for me, and that day I was redeemed. As…
Resurrection and New Life Day 16 - What New Life in Christ Looks Like “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” (2 Corinthians 5:17, ESV) “To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put…
Marketing the Gospel Day 7: Closer to Christ And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.” (Mark 16:15, ESV) Whenever we approach sharing the gospel, it’s important to remember what the gospel has done for us. Remember where you were before Christ. Remember that moment of salvation and the sweet relief that washed over you. Appreciate who you were and who God…
Marketing the Gospel Day 6: A Reflection on Marketing the Gospel And I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ. (Philemon 1:6, ESV) As we reflect on what we’ve learned about marketing the gospel, let’s take a few minutes to answer the questions below and then write out/speak a prayer to the…
Marketing the Gospel Day 5: Measuring Success And I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ. (Philemon 1:6, ESV) You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you. (Psalm 128:2, ESV) When anyone hears the word of the kingdom…